Q: Is 142,721,576 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 142,721,576 is not a prime number.

Why is 142,721,576 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 142721576 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 151 302 604 1,208 118,147 236,294 472,588 945,176 17,840,197 35,680,394 71,360,788 and 142,721,576, with no remainder.

Since 142,721,576 cannot be divided by just 1 and 142,721,576, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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